Eligibility and submission guidelines-
- Submitted works must have been completed in the last two years, and must be under 60 minutes in duration
- Previously screened as well as never-before screened works are eligible
- Only one submission per author per award cycle will be considered
- Submissions are accepted by emerging or established artists and filmmakers, individuals or collectives; some history of exhibitions and/or screenings of previous work is expected
- Only digital, single-channel files are accepted
- Authors must have copyright of the work they are submitting
- Submissions must be made directly by the author; submissions by production companies or distributors will not be considered
- Subtitles in English are required for all submissions featuring non-English dialogue or voice-over; subtitles must be burned in
- All submissions must clearly include title, year, duration, country or countries production, and film synopsis; and author’s bio, year and place of birth, and list of recent presentations of work
- Submissions that fail to meet the above requirements may be automatically disqualified
How to submit
All submissions must be made via e-flux’s account on FilmFreeway, on this link.
Submission deadline: May 31, 2023
Charles Tonderai Mudede is a Zimbabwean-born cultural critic, urbanist, filmmaker, college lecturer, and writer. He is senior staff writer of The Stranger, a lecturer at Cornish College of the Arts, and director of the feature film Thin Skin (2021).
Anri Sala employs moving images and their soundtracks to investigate historical ruptures and failures of language. Using a variety of platforms including video installation, sculpture, photography, performance, and movie scores, he weaves together personal and political narratives that explore themes of identity, displacement, migration, loss, and cultural exchange. Sala’s work has been widely presented in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. He was born in Tirana, and lives and works in Berlin.
Anocha Suwichakornpong is a filmmaker whose work is informed by the socio-political history of Thailand. Her films have been the subject of special focus screenings at the Museum of the Moving Image, New York; TIFF Cinematheque, Toronto; and Harvard Film Archive. She is a co-founder of the Bangkok-based production company Electric Eel Films. In 2017, together with Visra Vichit-Vadakan and Aditya Assarat, she founded Purin Pictures, an initiative to support Southeast Asian cinema. She teaches film at Columbia University.
Lukas Brasiskis is a curator of video and film at e-flux.
Dmitry Frolov is a curator and researcher in the field of film and video art. Since 2017 he has served as curator at the Moscow International Experimental Film Festival (MIEFF), and since 2021 as curator of the film program at the Pushkin House Cultural Centre (London).
Steff Hui Ci Ling is a cultural worker, labor researcher, and occasional critic and film programmer living as a guest on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations. She is currently organizing the circulation of an Art Workers’ Inquiry for Decolonial Potential. The Inquiry is concerned with the political tradition of workers’ inquiries and its application in the cultural sector and our labor’s relationship to settler-colonial property.